Edmonton—Sherwood Park (federal electoral district)
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 Alberta electoral district | |
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Edmonton–Sherwood Park in relation to other federal electoral districts in Edmonton | |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 2003 |
| District abolished | 2013 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| District webpage | profile, map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011)[1] | 136,897 |
| Electors (2011) | 89,520 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 306.06 |
| Census division | Division No. 11 |
| Census subdivision(s) | Edmonton, Sherwood Park, Strathcona County, Fort Saskatchewan |
Edmonton–Sherwood Park was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. It was a suburban riding in Edmonton.
The electoral district was created in 2003 from Elk Island, Edmonton Centre-East, and a small part of the Edmonton North riding.
It was abolished in 2015. The Edmonton portion became part of Edmonton Manning, while Sherwood Park became part of Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Riding created from Elk Island, Edmonton Centre-East and Edmonton North |
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| 38th | 2004–2006 | Ken Epp | Conservative | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Tim Uppal | ||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan and Edmonton Manning |
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Election results
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Tim Uppal | 24,623 | 44.66 | +8.82 | $91,148.85 | |||
| Independent | James Ford | 16,263 | 29.50 | –2.96 | $42,436.84 | |||
| New Democratic | Mike Scott | 7,971 | 14.46 | +1.57 | $60.69 | |||
| Liberal | Rick Szostak | 4,131 | 7.49 | –3.84 | $22,189.07 | |||
| Green | Chris Vallee | 1,926 | 3.49 | –3.99 | $1,386.92 | |||
| Western Block | Paul St. Laurent | 222 | 0.40 | – | $1,659.79 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,136 | 99.73 | – | $96,904.27 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 148 | 0.27 | –0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 55,284 | 58.44 | +3.35 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 94,602 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.89 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Tim Uppal | 17,628 | 35.84 | –28.13 | $85,710.25 | |||
| Independent | James Ford | 15,960 | 32.45 | – | $34,346.79 | |||
| New Democratic | Brian LaBelle | 6,339 | 12.89 | –1.42 | $313.24 | |||
| Liberal | Rick Szostak | 5,575 | 11.34 | –3.03 | $24,127.93 | |||
| Green | Nina Erfani | 3,678 | 7.48 | +0.13 | $3,184.22 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,180 | 99.72 | – | $90,906.39 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 139 | 0.28 | +0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,319 | 55.09 | –9.44 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 89,520 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –15.58 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ken Epp | 34,740 | 63.97 | +6.10 | $58,683.98 | |||
| Liberal | Ron Symic | 7,801 | 14.37 | –10.12 | $26,526.73 | |||
| New Democratic | Laurie Lang | 7,773 | 14.31 | +3.36 | $2,635.57 | |||
| Green | Lynn T. Lau | 3,992 | 7.35 | +0.66 | $3,344.22 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,306 | 99.79 | – | $82,920.99 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 115 | 0.21 | +0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 54,421 | 64.53 | +4.38 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,329 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.11 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ken Epp | 27,222 | 57.87 | – | $38,874.88 | |||
| Liberal | Maureen Towns | 11,519 | 24.49 | – | $48,841.10 | |||
| New Democratic | Chris Harwood | 5,155 | 10.96 | – | $2,766.96 | |||
| Green | Margaret Marean | 3,146 | 6.69 | – | $428.06 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,042 | 99.80 | – | $77,291.30 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 94 | 0.20 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 47,136 | 60.15 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 78,361 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | N/A | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||